WorksheetsPacific Theater WWII
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
Why was the US able to recover so quickly from the Pearl Harbor attacks?
Aircraft Carriers were not at Pearl Harbor
Japan ended the attack early
The attacks on Pearl Harbor didn't affect the US much
What was the bombing of Tokyo after Pearl Harbor called?
Tokyo Raid
Doolittle Raid
Hiroshima Raid
Pearl Harbor Raid
One strategy the Japanese wanted to do was to attack the US fleet at Midway. What was the other?
Cut off supply lines through the Coral Sea
Attack Alaska to prepare to attack the US mainland
Cut off supply lines in the Indian Ocean
Attack the ports of Los Angeles and San Francisco
What major advantage did the US have at the Battle of Midway?
They knew the attack was coming
The Japanese didn't know the Americans were coming
They were still angry after Pearl Harbor
The Japanese had no aircraft
What was Admiral Nimitz's plan, having known the attack on Midway was coming?
Have aircraft carriers on standby to ambush the Japanese
Meet the Japanese forces before they could reach Midway
Do nothing, he was unable to prepare for the surprise attack
Send all of his forces away to let the Japanese take an empty base
How did the Battle of Midway end?
Decisive win for the Japanese, US would take years to recover
Decisive win for the US, a major turning point in the war
Stalemate, neither side could win
Decisive win for the Japanese, US retreats to Pearl Harbor
What was the US strategy in the Pacific?
Attack Japanese mainland head on
Attack Japanese in China
Split the attack, one looks to take the Philippines, the other takes small Pacific islands
All out naval warfare in the Pacific with no ground war
What is the strategy used by Nimitz's fleet to take many islands in the Pacific?
Siege Warfare
Strategic Bombing
Slash and Burn
Island Hopping
Which best describes Island Hopping?
Taking the Pacific island-by-island to get closer to Japan
Attacking the Japanese mainland's surrounding islands in quick succession
Attacking and retreating to different islands to distract the Japanese navy
The vacation we all wish we had for spring break
Which of these is NOT a reason the US want to take islands closer to Japan? (Choose the one which is NOT a reason!)
To use island airfields to bomb mainland Japan
To gain control of more of the Pacific Ocean
To force Japanese forces back towards Japan
To turn them into vacation spots for US forces
